Overview
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she plans to 'completely deconstruct' SNAP and have all recipients reapply as part of an anti-fraud campaign.
- The USDA has not issued new programwide rules, saying standard recertification continues while states await guidance on any broader changes.
- Agency figures drawn from 29 states cite 186,000 presumed deceased recipients, about 500,000 suspected duplicate enrollments, 226,000 fraudulent claims and 691,000 unauthorized transactions costing over $102 million in Q1 FY2025.
- Expanded work rules enacted this year raise age thresholds and require most recipients to meet monthly activity targets, with the CBO projecting an average monthly caseload drop of about 2.4 million over 10 years.
- More than 20 attorneys general are challenging new immigrant eligibility guidance they say unlawfully restricts refugees, asylees and other vetted groups and ignores required transition periods.